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Do you remember cases in which it "accelerated political action" ?

• Natfan 5mo ago
  famously the Arab spring
• Natfan 5mo ago
  also BLM, israel palestine and the genocide in myanmar, that was definitely accelerated political action
• krapp 5mo ago
  There have been plenty. Surely you aren't arguing that social media has never done so. Arguably social media has been one of the most catalyzing political forces in human history. And bearing in mind that "political action" can be in any direction, I found some examples. I didn't work very hard because this could have literally been a Google search on your part. Arab Spring Nepalese Discord Protests Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine 2009 Iranian presidential election protests 2011 Egyptian revolution #BlackLivesMatter #MeToo Hong Kong protests #NoKings protests Yellow Vest protests (France) Anti-Israel/Pro-Palestine protests Anti-vaccine protests during COVID Rohingya genocide GamerGate
  • dotcoma 5mo ago
    The case of Iran in 2009 is notoriously false. See for example what ForeignPolicy has to say about it. More in general, Malcolm Gladwell is not convinced about the power of social media... https://archive.is/GryvI#selection-323.0-355.16 https://archive.is/GryvI#selection-323.0-355.16
    • anigbrowl 5mo ago
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